Nakia
Full-time mother
A relative of mother
Lover of God
Who felt people's pain, distance overwhelm
Who needed love, compassion, trust
Who feared airplanes, losing someone I love or care about
never finding my happy ending
Who gave honesty, trust, kindness
Who worked to change people's lives
Who hoped one day I can be successful
Who lived for my daughter and myself Bennefield
Giovanni
I am kind, caring, and enthusiastic
A relative of mother
Lover of cage fighting
Who felt strongly about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who needed an education, family, and also a career
Who gave clothes, food, and an education to kids in Ethiopia
Who lived in Ethiopia Rand
Hector
Who is a short, Hispanic male
And a husband to Amanda
A lover of music, parties, and giraffes
Who felt upset when they stopped making Camel Reds
And felt complacent without them
And who was happy when they brought them back
Who needs more money, less problems and a better job
Who feared feeling alone, being unhappy and unfulfilled
Who gave my body, my time, and my dedication
In an effort to change my life for the better
Who hoped his son would have better opportunities
Who lived and died for his family in LA & EH Estremera
Jackie
Friendly, warm, loyal
A relative of Luis
Lover of art & music
Who felt strongly about education, son deserving the best
Who needed security, freedom, and independence
Who feared loneliness
Who gave my time, my effort, my kindness
Who worked to change my life
Who hoped to attend college
Who lived in Hartford Rodriguez
Jaime
Fearless, hard worker, loving person
A relative of Ivette, mom; Jimmy, dad; Amarylis, daughter
A lover of daughter, mother, father
Who felt life's crazy at times, money is life, family
Who needed more money, hope, more years to live
Who feared spiders, dying, getting hit by a car
Who gave money, rides, and food
Who worked to change life
Who hoped I could see my daughter soon
Who lived in East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester Velasquez
Lizvette
Kind, mean
A relative of Sister
A lover of volleyball
Who felt volleyball, abortion, respect
Who needed help/education
Who feared being alone, not succeeding
Who gave everything
Who worked to change life
Who hoped for a change
Who lived in Bristol, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Terryville Diaz
Mario
A relative of my father
Lover of basketball
Who felt cared, loved, spoiled
Who needed attention, a lesson, respect
Who feared arguments, horror, anger, defiance
Who gave trust, honesty, trouble
Who worked to change life
Who hoped for freedom
Who lived tragically Napper
Melanie
Lovable, kind, respectful
A relative of my sister Gina
Lover of writing
Who felt my children, being alone but strong
Who needed guidance
Who feared spiders and darkness
Who gave money and support
Who worked to change her life
Who hoped for a great future
Who lived in Hartford, CT Melendez
Natasha
Happy, emotional
A relative of my mother, Marie Green
Lover of my children, life
Who felt raising my children the right way; my education
Who needed a diploma, great job with benefits, family
Who feared scary movies, the woods, insects, rejection
Who gave my patience, my effort, my money
Who worked to change the rise of jobs in the economy so life can be stress-free
Who hoped for the best out of life
Who lived in Atlanta, GA Harrison
Rayneiry
Honest, shy, respectful
A relative of my mother
Lover of my kids
Who felt my family, friends
Who needed my mom, my brother, my kids together
(bring my mother and brother here to USA)
Who feared loss of my family, my future, my goals
Who gave friendship, my love, my time
Who worked to change my shyness (I need to work on it)
Who hoped for a better future for my kids and family
Who lived in the Dominican Republic, United States (Hartford) Perez
Richard
Ruthless, fearless, fast
A relative of my brother, Billy
Lover of my girl
Who felt love, people make mistakes, weed should be legal
Who needed high school diploma
Who feared dying, being raped in jail, losing my parents
Who gave respect
Who worked to change my life
Who hoped to have a family
Who lived in East Hartford Magistri
Vershane
I stay to myself
I always try to do my best
And I'm confident of the things I do
A relative of my mother
Lover of visits to my grandmother on my free time
Who felt strongly about education, work and just being the best I can be
Who needed my high school diploma and set myself in a college
Who feared what's coming next in life, snakes, new surroundings
Who gave my love, kindness, and money away
Who worked to change my life and try to make it better as soon as possible
Who hoped for everything I wrote above and I think about it every day
Who lived in New Haven until I was about 12, and then moved to Hartford Morris
Full-time mother
A relative of mother
Lover of God
Who felt people's pain, distance overwhelm
Who needed love, compassion, trust
Who feared airplanes, losing someone I love or care about
never finding my happy ending
Who gave honesty, trust, kindness
Who worked to change people's lives
Who hoped one day I can be successful
Who lived for my daughter and myself
Bennefield
Giovanni
I am kind, caring, and enthusiastic
A relative of mother
Lover of cage fighting
Who felt strongly about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who needed an education, family, and also a career
Who gave clothes, food, and an education to kids in Ethiopia
Who lived in Ethiopia
Rand
Hector
Who is a short, Hispanic male
And a husband to Amanda
A lover of music, parties, and giraffes
Who felt upset when they stopped making Camel Reds
And felt complacent without them
And who was happy when they brought them back
Who needs more money, less problems and a better job
Who feared feeling alone, being unhappy and unfulfilled
Who gave my body, my time, and my dedication
In an effort to change my life for the better
Who hoped his son would have better opportunities
Who lived and died for his family in LA & EH
Estremera
Jackie
Friendly, warm, loyal
A relative of Luis
Lover of art & music
Who felt strongly about education, son deserving the best
Who needed security, freedom, and independence
Who feared loneliness
Who gave my time, my effort, my kindness
Who worked to change my life
Who hoped to attend college
Who lived in Hartford
Rodriguez
Jaime
Fearless, hard worker, loving person
A relative of Ivette, mom; Jimmy, dad; Amarylis, daughter
A lover of daughter, mother, father
Who felt life's crazy at times, money is life, family
Who needed more money, hope, more years to live
Who feared spiders, dying, getting hit by a car
Who gave money, rides, and food
Who worked to change life
Who hoped I could see my daughter soon
Who lived in East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester
Velasquez
Lizvette
Kind, mean
A relative of Sister
A lover of volleyball
Who felt volleyball, abortion, respect
Who needed help/education
Who feared being alone, not succeeding
Who gave everything
Who worked to change life
Who hoped for a change
Who lived in Bristol, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Terryville
Diaz
Mario
A relative of my father
Lover of basketball
Who felt cared, loved, spoiled
Who needed attention, a lesson, respect
Who feared arguments, horror, anger, defiance
Who gave trust, honesty, trouble
Who worked to change life
Who hoped for freedom
Who lived tragically
Napper
Melanie
Lovable, kind, respectful
A relative of my sister Gina
Lover of writing
Who felt my children, being alone but strong
Who needed guidance
Who feared spiders and darkness
Who gave money and support
Who worked to change her life
Who hoped for a great future
Who lived in Hartford, CT
Melendez
Natasha
Happy, emotional
A relative of my mother, Marie Green
Lover of my children, life
Who felt raising my children the right way; my education
Who needed a diploma, great job with benefits, family
Who feared scary movies, the woods, insects, rejection
Who gave my patience, my effort, my money
Who worked to change the rise of jobs in the economy so life can be stress-free
Who hoped for the best out of life
Who lived in Atlanta, GA
Harrison
Rayneiry
Honest, shy, respectful
A relative of my mother
Lover of my kids
Who felt my family, friends
Who needed my mom, my brother, my kids together
(bring my mother and brother here to USA)
Who feared loss of my family, my future, my goals
Who gave friendship, my love, my time
Who worked to change my shyness (I need to work on it)
Who hoped for a better future for my kids and family
Who lived in the Dominican Republic, United States (Hartford)
Perez
Richard
Ruthless, fearless, fast
A relative of my brother, Billy
Lover of my girl
Who felt love, people make mistakes, weed should be legal
Who needed high school diploma
Who feared dying, being raped in jail, losing my parents
Who gave respect
Who worked to change my life
Who hoped to have a family
Who lived in East Hartford
Magistri
Vershane
I stay to myself
I always try to do my best
And I'm confident of the things I do
A relative of my mother
Lover of visits to my grandmother on my free time
Who felt strongly about education, work and just being the best I can be
Who needed my high school diploma and set myself in a college
Who feared what's coming next in life, snakes, new surroundings
Who gave my love, kindness, and money away
Who worked to change my life and try to make it better as soon as possible
Who hoped for everything I wrote above and I think about it every day
Who lived in New Haven until I was about 12, and then moved to Hartford
Morris